Quoted from LC Glad I could add something, Warren... Ott to Uluru, eh? Never been. Have fun! Going to read the short story now.

For sure!

Me neither, can't wait. Driving from Sydney!

Will have to let me know what you think. It's very short, but you'll see why I chose it as a first short to film

Ugh, can't believe I missed this one. Wow, wonderful, and very inspiring! It all looks amazing so far. Luv to see people get rewarded for their work. Can't wait. Congrats, Warren.

Quoted from LC Wow, Warren! This is going ahead great-guns. Wasn't sure if I should comment on the kickstarter page or here. Maybe both, if you want? ... editing, colour grading, sound mixing, and score can really make or break the feel and atmosphere of a film, So true! You're going all out and it's impressive. Will check out the guys individual bios and (samples?). Couple of things I'd add, but this is personal preference obviously. You need more colour on the KS page headers in particular. That drippy font is great but I'd love to see it in red. This is King after all. And the poster with Michael Albrecht at the top - something about it is a bit unbalanced imho. I'd go for a tagline I think and save credits for below (like in your other samples). Content is great. Storyboarding is great. Like I said, the colour palette of the actual Kickstarter page is a little washed out for my liking. I'm not on FB but you'll definitely have my support on the KS. Already looking forward to seeing this!! Question: With regard to adapting SK's short stories, are their guidelines re actual story component? Can you add, delete much? Just curious. P.S. I read your teaser script adaption and wanted more. Typical.

Changes made, let me know what you think

Quoted from ghost and_ghostie gal Ugh, can't believe I missed this one. Wow, wonderful, and very inspiring! It all looks amazing so far. Luv to see people get rewarded for their work. Can't wait. Congrats, Warren.

Thanks, still a bit of a way to go but it's getting there

Quoted from Warren Changes made, let me know what you think

Warren, I think I can see why you originally weren't convinced with going with the red. The dripping font oddly seems to show up more with the white. That said, I still think the red looks better.

Michael's name above the movie title in the poster still looks odd imho. I think it's the font and placement. When I first saw it I honestly thought it looked like a book cover with author's name above title and it threw me.
Feel free to disregard if that's just me.

Hope the travel is going well.

Oh, wow. You're really rolling on this. That's awesome.

I'll check out the Kickstarter page.

If you need eyes on the script, let me know. Happy to provide notes.

Oh, and logo looks great!

A lofty goal. Good luck.

Have a look at what these guys are doing in regard to funding. Kickstarter's kinda old school. Maybe it's time for some Web 3.0 action?

https://www.talesfromthetrap.com/

Quoted from LC Warren, I think I can see why you originally weren't convinced with going with the red. The dripping font oddly seems to show up more with the white. That said, I still think the red looks better. Michael's name above the movie title in the poster still looks odd imho. I think it's the font and placement. When I first saw it I honestly thought it looked like a book cover with author's name above title and it threw me. Feel free to disregard if that's just me. Hope the travel is going well.

I originally had the red on the blue but do think it looks better on the black.

I totally misread the Michael issue. I thought you meant his section in the body of the campaign which I did move down the page and do think it works better. Looking at the poster it really is unbalanced, will get rid of the name and move the title up the poster some as it's very crowded in the middle.

Thanks again, you've been a great help, when you look at something for months on end it can be hard to spot the issues... just like a script I suppose

Still two days of work unfortunately, leaving Saturday morning.

Quoted from PKCardinal Oh, wow. You're really rolling on this. That's awesome. I'll check out the Kickstarter page. If you need eyes on the script, let me know. Happy to provide notes.

Thanks, mate!

Quoted from Storey_Matters A lofty goal. Good luck. Have a look at what these guys are doing in regard to funding. Kickstarter's kinda old school. Maybe it's time for some Web 3.0 action? https://www.talesfromthetrap.com/

Thanks!

I mean it's old school in that it's been around a while but it's still a very effective platform that I've personally crowdfunded on before with success so I think I'll be staying for the moment. Kickstarter also has a baked in following, is trusted by users, and is very easy to navigate. I also personally like the all or nothing model.

I had a look at the link you posted and I found it to be a mess, I can't imaging something like that would be very effective. There would also be a lot more legwork involved in getting that in front of people so it's a hard pass from me.

Quoted from Warren I also personally like the all or nothing model.

I used GoFundMe a couple of times, but quit when the people raised a lot of money, but didn't reach their goal and then kept the money. Didn't feel real good.

Quoted from Grandma Bear I used GoFundMe a couple of times, but quit when the people raised a lot of money, but didn't reach their goal and then kept the money. Didn't feel real good.

I'm not a fan of that at all. Indidgogo allows people to keep the funds if they don't reach their goal as well, but I think they charge them a higher fee to release the funds.

I think any responsible creator will know, at least ball-park, what they need to make their project come to life, so if they are settling for something less questions need to be asked about how they will find the rest of the money, how the lack of funding is going to affect the quality of the product you helped fund, and if the project is actually ever going to be completed because of the lack of funding.

Yes, sorry. Indiegogo was the one I meant. I don't remember for sure. It's been at least two or three years.  

Hey Warren,

Good luck with all this. I must say, I think it’s interesting and perplexing all at the same time. I read the story you’re planning to make. While I liked it I am curious how well it translates to film. Caught a glimpse of a couple versions of it online already. (One was 42 minutes long). I don’t know how you make this without a ton of voice over and I can’t help but think that even a seasoned film maker will have trouble keeping the visuals interesting.

Why aren’t you making one of your original scripts instead? You’re obviously limited by shooting this material and you’re not showcasing your own writing skills or even pitching an idea to be made into something bigger.

I’ve never done crowdfunding but I always kick in when I see some local film makers do it. I can’t help but think it’s a well that would run dry rather quickly if you go back to it two or three times. So, I figured I would save that for when and if I try to make an original feature without backing.

I’m sure you’ve thought about all of this and I won’t change your mind. And I will kick in for you whenever I see it live, but it’s still my opinion that it would serve you better to make your own material. If the film is great people will say it’s because you had a great story from one of the greatest writers of our time. And if it looks bad, well they certainly won’t blame the writing.

James.